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Blackford Hill via steps of pain

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Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve, Blackford Hill View, Blackford Hill, Blackford, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3HD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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100 m115 m130 m145 m36.7% from 0 m to 20 m42.1% from 20 m to 23 m15.8% from 23 m to 27 m15.9% from 27 m to 34 m18.0% from 34 m to 39 m16.2% from 39 m to 43 m15.8% from 43 m to 47 m11.1% from 47 m to 50 m0.0% from 50 m to 54 m0.0% from 54 m to 57 m0.0% from 57 m to 62 m-8.5% from 62 m to 66 m3.2% from 66 m to 69 m12.3% from 69 m to 86 m10.0% from 86 m to 89 m9.4% from 89 m to 92 m8.1% from 92 m to 96 m9.7% from 96 m to 99 m11.1% from 99 m to 102 m9.4% from 102 m to 106 m9.1% from 106 m to 153 m26.5% from 153 m to 156 m29.4% from 156 m to 160 m26.5% from 160 m to 163 m28.3% from 163 m to 168 m0.0% from 168 m to 171 m0.0% from 171 m to 174 m0.0% from 174 m to 178 m0.0% from 178 m to 183 m0.0% from 183 m to 187 m0.0% from 187 m to 190 m0.0% from 190 m to 195 m17.1% from 195 m to 203 m12.0% from 203 m to 208 m11.4% from 208 m to 212 m10.0% from 212 m to 217 m7.5% from 217 m to 221 m8.3% from 221 m to 225 m8.7% from 225 m to 230 m8.5% from 230 m to 235 m6.2% from 235 m to 238 m4.8% from 238 m to 242 m7.0% from 242 m to 246 m7.3% from 246 m to 250 m6.5% from 250 m to 254 m7.0% from 254 m to 258 m6.5% from 258 m to 261 m0.0% from 261 m to 265 m0.0% from 265 m to 269 m0.0% from 269 m to 272 m136.4% from 272 m to 276 m10.3% from 276 m to 279 m14.0% from 279 m to 284 m12.9% from 284 m to 287 m10.8% from 287 m to 291 m13.2% from 291 m to 294 m12.1% from 294 m to 298 m9.8% from 298 m to 302 m12.1% from 302 m to 305 m11.1% from 305 m to 309 m9.7% from 309 m to 312 m11.8% from 312 m to 315 m9.4% from 315 m to 318 m9.8% from 318 m to 322 m9.8% from 322 m to 327 m9.7% from 327 m to 330 m6.7% from 330 m to 333 m8.1% from 333 m to 336 m6.5% from 336 m to 341 m7.5% from 341 m to 346 m4.7% from 346 m to 351 m-11.3% from 351 m to 356 m-9.4% from 356 m to 359 m-9.8% from 359 m to 364 m-10.0% from 364 m to 369 m-10.0% from 369 m to 373 m-10.5% from 373 m to 377 m-13.6% from 377 m to 381 m-12.2% from 381 m to 385 m-16.3% from 385 m to 390 m-12.5% from 390 m to 394 m-14.0% from 394 m to 399 m-18.8% from 399 m to 402 m-17.6% from 402 m to 405 m-13.0% from 405 m to 410 m-21.2% from 410 m to 413 m-25.7% from 413 m to 417 m16%10%13%-1%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.42 km / 0.26 miles
Elevation gain33.8 m / 111 ft
Average gradient8.1%
Maximum gradient40.4%
Elevation high143.9 m / 472 ft
Elevation low101 m / 331 ft
Climb difficulty score3,379.44

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,431,015th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 140,757th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,849th out of 31,752 cycling climbs in Scotland.

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Ranks 686th out of 2,023 cycling climbs in City of Edinburgh.

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Ranking 16th out of 45 cycling climbs in Blackford.

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